you were accepted at brooklyn? i'd imagine you would be a shoe-in for cuny.

Ah, I wish things were so simple... I have a funny application because of my LSAT/GPA split and a very strange undergraduate history. And CUNY is iconoclastic, and I assume my test score will mean less there than at some other schools that are more rankings-oriented. But thanks for the encouragement! I have definitely been confused about why it's taken so long for me to hear.

So if you get into CUNY, will you be going there? I see you have some other admits to good schools.

But yeah, you're right...CUNY is a whole lot less impressed with high LSAT's than other schools are. Do you have a lot of "stuff" on your resume to show a commitment to public interest?

These are both good questions.

Would CUNY end up on top? I'm not sure. I just received a public interest scholarship at another school which might make the easier commute, summer stipends, health insurance, library hours and holdings, etc. hard to turn down. If you had asked me a week ago, I would have said yes. I'd really like to be part of a strong public interest community. And all the cute queers don't hurt.

My resume should definitely indicate my commitment to public interest law: I have worked in the non-profit sector for the last six or so years, the last three in the field of law I plan to pursue (criminal defense/habeas); I do a bit of community service stuff outside of my job; and I started active, progressive student organizations (one queer, one race-/class-based) at each of the schools I attended. My recs should also corroborate both my politics and my dedication to public interest work. So I don't think this is the hangup. I'm afraid my academic record is just that pitiful. And the LSAT score that has allowed me to overcome it at a couple of other schools has a (rightfully) diminished weight in CUNY's calculations.

I finally secured an apartment in Queens- LIC to be exact (36th ave at 29th st). Very excited and relieved. I got to explore LIC and Astoria this weekend, and I like what I see. I'm moving down on June 1st.